Apr 18, 2023, 5:21 PM

DPR head’s advisor:

Russian forces control about 90% of Bakhmut

Russian forces control about 90% of Bakhmut

TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) – Russian forces have taken control of almost 90% of the city of Artyomovsk (called Bakhmut in Ukraine), Yan Gagin, an advisor to the Donetsk People’s Republic’s (DPR) leader says.

Yan Gagin made the announcement while speaking to the TASS news agency on Tuesday.

"The Wagner private military company controls about 90% of Artyomovsk and its advance is inevitable," he said.

Wagner PMC founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said on April 11 that Russian forces controlled more than 80% of Artyomovsk, including all administrative buildings.

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